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Western Balkans might seek new relationship with EU

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BALKANS

Non-economic priorities such as nation-building and partisan political interests have often shaped large developmental projects in the Western Balkans, facilitated by…

EU-China economic ties will become more distant

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EU/CHINA

The pandemic has exposed Europe’s dependence on China for medical equipment, the vulnerability of European firms to Chinese takeovers and China’s lack of transparency in general…

The EU's vaccine troubles may only be temporary

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EU

Indeed, by bargaining hard with vaccine providers and opting for a more deliberate approval process, EU countries are considerably behind the United Kingdom and United States in…

COVID-19 will result in limited EU health integration

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EU

COVID-19 is by far the EU's worst health crisis and it has spurred fresh proposals for integration. The European Commission has announced plans to strengthen the management of…

USMCA could influence future trade deals’ focus

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NORTH AMERICA

US President Donald Trump has left the Trans-Pacific Partnership and escalated trade frictions with China. The USMCA, by contrast, shows a trade deal renegotiated, the…

Cuba unrest will be muted despite economic woes

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CUBA

Economic recovery is nevertheless weak, marked by a liquidity crisis, shortages and inflation. Monetary reform has not stabilised the Cuban peso and, while a heavy-handed response…

Brexit’s long-term impact on Ireland will be modest

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IRELAND

The agri-food industry will be particularly hurt by new customs and regulatory checks, as will pharmaceuticals and chemicals, electric and electronic machinery, and wholesale and…

US shift boosts hopes of Venezuela dialogue progress

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VENEZUELA

Optimism is building that there will be progress in dialogue efforts between President Nicolas Maduro's government and US-recognised ‘interim president’ Juan Guaido. The current…

Rise in Polish health spending could be more ambitious

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POLAND

This has resulted in the limited availability of a range of health services and in structural problems, including insufficient human resources and public hospital debts. However…

Brazil pharma growth faces data protection challenges

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BRAZIL

While Brazil’s recent enactment of its Data Protection Law represents a milestone for the domestic data protection culture, it also generated growing concern about data breaches…